Travel in Southern Africa

ggurney2

January 05, 2018 07:15

Hi Folks,

I will be traveling in South Africa this coming summer and I have not found any info about SA on the web site regarding using GAIA in Africa. I would like to find out if GAIA would be an appropriate GPS system to use during my travels or do you have any other options that I can consider. My plan is to  purchase an iPad in the next month or two for use on the trip for navigating. I would appreciate any information or suggestions from the community regarding this question.

Thanks in advance,

 

Graham

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  Ashli Baldwin

  January 05, 2018 15:49

  Hi Graham,

  The app will work great in South Africa!

  For your iPad purchase, make sure to get a cellular-enabled model -- the WiFi-only models do not have a GPS chip.

  For maps in South Africa -- we have a lot of layers with global coverage that I think would work great. Here is a link to where you can browse Gaia Topo in South Africa: https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?layer=GaiaTopoRasterFeet&lat=-26.4706&lon=22.5879&zoom=5

  On that page, you can click 'Layers' then 'Add Map Sources' to try out many others. A few suggestions to try:

  • OpenHikingMap HD
  • OpenLandscapeMap HD
  • Satellite (the MapBox brand version)
  • MapBox Outdoors (requires Premium Membership)

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  hcstageiii

  June 05, 2019 17:00

  Are there detailed maps with 4x4 tracks, camps, etc., for all of southern Africa; SA, Bots, Nam, Zim, Zam, Malawai, et. al.?? If so, what layer would they be on??

  Many thanks,

   

  hcs

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  Robyn

  June 06, 2019 19:24

  Hey hcs,
  I recommend checking out the following maps for coverage in South Africa (click on the link to see a preview):

  
  https://www.gaiagps.com/maps/global-topo/

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